This is a team that is obviously built for the postseason. They aren't going to make a run at 60 wins. Doc Rivers is going to pace them and get them ready for the playoffs. They have a formidable trio and Rajon Rondo. They looked at Miami and had to make moves to counter. They went and got bigger.

It looks like Ledger disagrees.

Time will tell.

I like us at the one, four and five positions, and since starters don't play the entire game, I also like our bench.

I still have questions about our defense, with Shaq, however, KG will have single coverage on offense for the first time in years at the low post. It will be fun to see if Bosch can defend.

In Response to Re: You know whats a shame? : How about you knock on wood? and if LA is already in the finals and we are playing a game 7 in Miami, how much do you want to bet the free throws will be like 40-20 Miami and the Celts will have 2-3 technical fouls? maybe Miami can't shoot 3's besides Wade and Miller, but Boston just has Pierce and Daniels to guard LeBron, that is worse than a TA/PP duo from last year and that series went six when James had Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison over Wade/BoshPosted by rameakap

Last year the Celtics didn't have Shaq and JO. And it has been proven that even if Lebron scores 45 pts the Celtics can still win.

Knock on wood? The Heat don't scare me. The team the Celtics will have trouble this season is the Magic.

In Response to Re: You know whats a shame? : How about you knock on wood? and if LA is already in the finals and we are playing a game 7 in Miami, how much do you want to bet the free throws will be like 40-20 Miami and the Celts will have 2-3 technical fouls? maybe Miami can't shoot 3's besides Wade and Miller, but Boston just has Pierce and Daniels to guard LeBron, that is worse than a TA/PP duo from last year and that series went six when James had Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison over Wade/BoshPosted by rameakap

1998 Bulls vs. Jazz Finals - The Jazz lost because the likes of Shandon Anderson couldn't handle the pressure.

If it will come to a Game 7 do guys like James Jones, Carlos Arroyo, Mario Chalmers, and Joel Anthony scare you?

The Celtics are not built to beat a particular team, the Celtics are built to win a championship this year. Enough said.

Just curious, what's the point in playing out the season ahead of time? You don't know who matches up best with who yet because you (like all of us) HAVE NO IDEA who will be healthy at the end of the year. The Heat pose matchup problems for the Celtics (Lebron primarily) but the Celts pose the same problems to the Heat in the point guard and front court (big man) area. The Lakers only pose a matchup problem to the heat in one area (front court), and while I will give you the Lakers frontcourt is better than the Celts, that's only if Bynum is healthy, which given his track record, is a questionable assumption. So, despite the fact that Celts arguably match up better against the Heat than the Lakers, you've already polished up the trophy and handed it to Miami. I suggest you find your stones and start rooting for your hometown team, which had no way of countering Lebron so focused on mismatching Miami in the small guard and front court sport.

I agree BostonTrollSpanker. Half way into this post, and everyone has me thinking it's mid to late season already. How many people (with all their analysis) thought we'ld beat Cleveland last year? And even after we beat the team everyone thought would win the title, they still picked Orlando over us. Heart is something you can not measure. This team has proven they have ALOT of heart. Miami has WAY too many "ifs" right now. Slow down people. let's just see how things start to unfold first